The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-19
The RouIanger Libel Case.

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LEWISTON, May 1S.-The Boulanger libel
case is just beginning to awaken comment.
The article that recently appeared in the
Worcester Telegram, and which was copied
by the Lewiston Gazette, LIE Messenger, and
Ben Bunker's Waterville paper, Boulanger
claims to be malicious libel. Heis the
editor OF small French weekly here called
La Republique.' Mr.. Bouanger keenly
feels what he calls the insulting slander, and
Immediately upon its appearance in the
Gazette columns resorted to legal measures
and instituted proceedings against Editor
Calvert of the Gazette, and Tardival of
LIE Messenger. Messrs. Briggs and Oakes of
this city are handling the case, but they re-
fuse at present to make known any develop
ments.
In conversation with Mr.. Briggs, one of
the counsel, that gentleman said today that
the legal papers were being drawn up and
would soon be given to the public, relative to
the newspapers that were to figure in the
case. He said that Editor Boulanger had
already sued the Worcester Telegram for
$4,000.
Mr.. Calvert, proprietor of the Gazette, has
always been extremely careful in matters of
this kind. He allowed the article to be re-
produced in the Gazette solely as an item of
local news without any slanderous motives.
lie hopes to see Mr.. Boulanger completely
exonerated. 1t is understood that Boulanger
himself takes this view of the matter re-
garding the Gazette, and that no action will
be brought by him against that paper.
Temperance Women at Winthrop.
WINTHROP, May 1S.-Representatiyas of
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
assembled here yesterday to organize a
county union for Kennebec as an auxiliary
to the State organization. The meeting be-
| gan with gospel temperance service con-
Quoted by Mrs. II. N. Jones of Winthrop,
which continued an hour. The organization
of the county union followed. These Off
GERS were elected
| President-Mrs. H. n Jones'
| Secretary-Mrs. Ware, Gardiner.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. T. A. Bailey,
| Winthrop.
| Treasurer-Mrs Bowie, Gardiner.
vice Presidents representing different unions
| of the county.
The afternoon opened with praise meet
ing conducted by Mrs. Bailey. A business
meeting followed. An address of welcome
was made by Mrs. E. A. Bailey; response
by Mrs. Ware. An essay was read by Mrs.
II. j. Bailey; subject, "Hints on the Work. "
Addresses followed by several clergymen
present In the evening Mrs. Mary A.
Woodbridge of Ohio gave an excellent lee
ture, which was listened to by large audi.
ence.
Suicide at Steuben-
MAcHIAs, May 18.-Patrck Kelly, al
Steuben, worked during the forenoon yes
terday. In the afternoon he drove a stake
connected his body by a rope to it,. and went
into the river and was found drowned. HI
leaves a widow. He was SO years old. HI
remarked ten days before, 81 am tired o.
living"
A Durham Man Missing.
LEWISTON, May 1S.-W. II. Parker O.
Durham went out Tuesday to mend fence
saying he would return in an hour. Search
ing parties have looked in vain for him dur
last night and early today.
Railroad Officers Chosen.
BANGOR, May 1S.--The corporators of th,
Penobscot Central Railroad Company organ
lied at East Corinth today by the choice o
the following directors: John Morrison
Corinth; T. J. Peaks, j. III. Higgins
Charleston; S. j. Jerrard, Levant; I. P
Batchelder, j. B. Nickels,. Kenduskeag
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